Jeonbuk, the first strongest team in 1266 days!Jeju and Woojung blood fight 00 Moo → 11 consecutive undefeated

May 23, 2025

Jeonbuk, the first strongest team in 1266 days!Jeju and Woojung blood fight 00 Moo → 11 consecutive undefeated
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association



Jeonbuk, the first strongest team in 1266 days!Jeju and Woojung blood fight 00 Moo → 11 consecutive undefeated
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
Jeonbuk has risen to the top of the league in more than 1,200 days.

Jeonbuk scored one point by winning a 0-0 draw against Jeju in the 15th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' held at 7:30 p.m. on the 23rd at Jeju World Cup Stadium. Jeonbuk, which has been undefeated for 11 consecutive years in the league for the first time in four years since May 2021, has eight wins, five draws and two losses with 29 points, pulling down Daejeon (28 points) and retaking the lead. It is the first time in 1,266 days that Jeonbuk has taken the lead since December 5, 2021, when it last confirmed the championship.

Jeju won a valuable point against Jeonbuk, which was strong. This season's match against Jeonbuk will be held in two games and two draws. Jeju recorded two consecutive wins following the last Gimcheon match (1-1 draw), and the number of winless games increased to six games (2 draws and 4 losses). With three wins, four draws, eight losses, and 13 points, he ranked 11th in the relegation zone. The difference of points from Daegu (11 points), which is the lowest, is two points. The crisis continues.




Jeonbuk coach Gus Foye pulled out the same lineup as the last round except for putting Thiago in the injured compagno position. Jeon Jin-woo and Song Min-gyu were next to Tiago, and Kang Sang-yoon, Kim Jin-gyu, and Park Jin-seop built the three-middle. Kim Tae-hwan, Hong Jung-ho, Kim Young-bin, and Kim Tae-hyun formed a four-back, and Song Bum-keun defended the goal.

Jeju coach Kim Hak-beom put Yuri Jonathan at the top and built a second line of attack with a manned player Nam Tae-hee and Kim Jin-ho. Lee Tal-ro and Lee Chang-min set up the midfield, while Lim Chang-woo, Lim Chae-min, Song Joo-hoon and Kim Ryun-sung lined up as four backs. Kim Dong-joon wore goalkeeper gloves.

The game was played in a match between right and left. Both teams had a decisive chance at the very beginning of the game. First, Jeju penetrated the space on the right side of the opponent in the first minute of the first half. Yuri Jonathan, who received Lim Chang-woo's cross near the middle of the penalty area, attempted a non-stop shot, but was hit incorrectly and floated over the net. In the fifth minute, Song Min-gyu stabbed a cross into the gate from the left side. Kim Jin-kyu's left-footed shot, which caught the ball, was far off the goal. In the 9th minute, Lee Chang-min's mid-range shot hit the post.




Jeonbuk, the first strongest team in 1266 days!Jeju and Woojung blood fight 00 Moo → 11 consecutive undefeated
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
Jeonbuk, the first strongest team in 1266 days!Jeju and Woojung blood fight 00 Moo → 11 consecutive undefeated
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
The side caught fire. Jeju Yang fullbacks Lim Chang-woo and Kim Ryun-sung were warned in succession 21 minutes into the game. In the process of blocking the opponent's attack, Jeonbuk also carried the burden of defender Kim Tae-hwan and Hong Jung-ho being warned in the 25th and 30th minutes of the first half, respectively. Jeon Jin-woo's left-footed shot in the 38th minute of the first half was in the arms of the goalkeeper, and Thiago's shot in the 40th minute went out to the left side of the net. In the 42nd minute, Jeju's Nam Tae-hee, who blocked Song Bum-keun's pass miss, shot from the right diagonal point in the box was blocked by Song Bum-keun. The first half ended without a goal.

Jeju first tried to make a change at half-time. Except for Kim Jin-ho, a 22-year-old resource, Choi Byung-wook was put in. Choi Byung-wook's movements were light. Five minutes into the second half, he got a free kick in a dangerous area. Kim Ryun-sung's shot under the defensive wall was nothing. In the 8th minute of the second half, Jeon Jin-woo's cross touched Thiago's forehead in front of the goal, but it missed and went off the post.

Coach Foyet changed the midfield combination in the 20th minute of the second half by excluding Kim Jin-kyu and putting in Lee Young-jae. Jeonbuk is starting to rush. In the 25th minute of the second half, Song Min-gyu connected the cross that Jeon Jin-woo stabbed into the door from the right side with a shot, but he swallowed the disappointment by slightly moving to the right side of the net. In the 28th minute of the second half, Thiago connected Kang Sang-yoon's cross from the right with a diving header, but was blocked by Kim Dong-joon. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Kim Dong-joon also hit a left-footed shot by Ahn Young-jae in the penalty area. Kim Dong-joon's performance shone.




Jeju changed defenders, and Jeonbuk changed strikers. In the 30th minute of the second half, Lim Chang-woo was out and Ahn Tae-hyun was put in. In the 36th minute of the second half, Thiago stepped down to the bench empty-handed and Park Jae-yong was put in. Jeju put Oh Jae-hyuk without Nam Tae-hee. The end of the tedious battle was a 0-0 draw.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.